The King of Christmas: All God's Children Search for Jesus (A FatCat Book)

About the Author\Natasha Kennedy is a freelance illustrator and homeschooling mom from Seattle, Washington. She and her husband, Lindsay, have four children and a grey kitty named Tiny.\Todd R. Hains is an editor at Lexham Press. He and his wife, Veronica, have two children and two grey cats_Crumpet and Utini.\2022 American Book Fest Best Book Award Finalist for Children's Religious
2022 Northern Lights Book Award Winner for Best Series\"The King of Christmas is a wonderfully accessible book with a simple but powerful message and illustrations that are among the best I've come across in children's literature this year. [...] Very highly recommended." _Readers Favorite' five star review\The star of the King of Christmas_where will we find him? Inspired by the story of the magi and Mary's Magnificat, The King of Christmas invites children and families to share the joy of searching for Jesus during Advent.
Join FatCat and the wise men as they follow the light of the Christmas star, journeying over sea and field, through market and temple, to find the King of Christmas. In each place they look, a new friend joins their search. The journey doesn't end at the manger. Once the magi and their lively cast of friends and friendly beasts find Jesus at the nativity scene, they ask where else he can be found. On the cross? In the tomb?
And where do we find the King of Christmas today? In his word, where he promises to be found. Wherever his name and word are, you will find him too. Merry Christmas to all God's children!\From School Library Journal\PreS-Gr 2ÑThis beautifully illustrated book conveys the Christian story of Christmas through the eyes of the people of Bethlehem. The consistent rhythm and sentence structure of questions that include a noun followed by phrasing of "where" an event occurred is easy for children to understand: "The waters where the fish swimÑis the King of Christmas there? No!" "The fields where the beasts roamÑis the King of Christmas there? No!" This is a great book for teaching early reading principles and language components. The illustrations beautifully include color and detailed animals and people. Characters in the story are illustrated to show representation of a range of skin tones, making the book a good companion to other Christmas stories. VERDICT With its simple, predictable text and bold illustrations, this book is great for teaching a Christian perspective on Christmas.ÑTracey Hodges